Robert James
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Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
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Will Tigers protect Thayron Liranzo, Hao-Yu Lee, Jake Miller? ....
Decision Tuesday: Tigers to get Torres' verdict, make Rule 5 roster-protection moves
The Tigers roster will be impacted by a couple of decisions that are due by 4 p.m. Tuesday.
www.detroitnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Will Tigers protect Thayron Liranzo, Hao-Yu Lee, Jake Miller? ....
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
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Solidarity with the Starbucks workers in their ongoing fight for a fair contract!
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Solidarity with the Starbucks workers in their ongoing fight for a fair contract!
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gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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Still thinking about this story. Imagine how cooked your brain has to be on Fox News -- how terrified you have to be, every day in your isolated suburban castle -- to start *shooting* when you see brown people at your door, before the door is even open. We're such a nation of terrified cowards.
Cleaning worker who mistakenly went to wrong home fatally shot: Police
The shooting victim died from a gunshot wound to the head, the coroner's office said.
abcnews.go.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Still thinking about this story. Imagine how cooked your brain has to be on Fox News -- how terrified you have to be, every day in your isolated suburban castle -- to start *shooting* when you see brown people at your door, before the door is even open. We're such a nation of terrified cowards.
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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
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NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
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Every day a majority of Democratic Senators wake up and decide to continue supporting Chuck Schumer as their leader
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Every day a majority of Democratic Senators wake up and decide to continue supporting Chuck Schumer as their leader
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(Bloomberg) - US companies announced the most job cuts for any October in more than two decades as artificial intelligence reshapes industries and cost-cutting accelerates ..
@bloomberg.com #Challenger
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #Challenger
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
(Bloomberg) - US companies announced the most job cuts for any October in more than two decades as artificial intelligence reshapes industries and cost-cutting accelerates ..
@bloomberg.com #Challenger
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #Challenger
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Rarely has a photo captured a leader more accurately.
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Rarely has a photo captured a leader more accurately.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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make them answer for why they care more about checking a child’s underwear than whether you can afford your electric bill!
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
make them answer for why they care more about checking a child’s underwear than whether you can afford your electric bill!
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i’d also say that the GOP’s obsession with this gives candidates an opportunity to articulate and stand up for their values. “i refuse to make anyone feel like they don’t belong in my [state/city/community]. and i want everyone to live the best life they can achieve [insert policy slogan]”
I am taking particular pleasure in the complete collapse of trans-as-unbeatable-wedge-issue narrative this morning. It might be an 80-20 issue in voters minds, but it has to be on voters minds to matter. The results in VA demonstrate that it is very much not on voters minds.
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
i’d also say that the GOP’s obsession with this gives candidates an opportunity to articulate and stand up for their values. “i refuse to make anyone feel like they don’t belong in my [state/city/community]. and i want everyone to live the best life they can achieve [insert policy slogan]”
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On Baseball: Alex Bregman opted out of his contract, as expected. The Red Sox needed him last season and they still do:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/03/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/03/s...
Alex Bregman’s value to the Red Sox is proven. Do they have the high ambitions to meet his free agent price? - The Boston Globe
The coming months will be a test of how serious Red Sox ownership is about not simply making the playoffs, but wanting to win the World Series next season.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:37 AM
On Baseball: Alex Bregman opted out of his contract, as expected. The Red Sox needed him last season and they still do:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/03/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/03/s...
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no evidence whatsoever that mike johnson knows a single thing youtu.be/YR2WiILR6XE
Does Mike Johnson Know...Anything? Anything At All?
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
no evidence whatsoever that mike johnson knows a single thing youtu.be/YR2WiILR6XE
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“I feel like for any person who takes a lot of pride in their defensive ability coming up, this is always the Holy Grail of awards.”
—Dillon Dingler
—Dillon Dingler
Tigers' Dingler thanks Rogers, Sienko for helping him land Gold Glove award
Among the people Dillon Dingler reached out to after he won his first Gold Glove on Sunday night were catching coach Ryan Sienko and Jake Rogers.
www.detroitnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“I feel like for any person who takes a lot of pride in their defensive ability coming up, this is always the Holy Grail of awards.”
—Dillon Dingler
—Dillon Dingler
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This was a great piece from @leximcmenamin.com. bsky.app/profile/lexi...
dissatisfied by the New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani?
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This was a great piece from @leximcmenamin.com. bsky.app/profile/lexi...
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2012: Republicans who got rid of fluoride in water ousted by voters
2025: Republicans ban fluoride in water statewide
2025: Republicans ban fluoride in water statewide
May 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
2012: Republicans who got rid of fluoride in water ousted by voters
2025: Republicans ban fluoride in water statewide
2025: Republicans ban fluoride in water statewide
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You gotta read @mobute.bsky.social on the Pete Rose decision. Particularly the bit about Saudi Arabia. But please, do NOT take a big sip of piping hot coffee just before you get to the end of that particular paragraph if you value your laptop screen. www.truthdig.com/articles/sle...
Sleazeballs - Truthdig
Pete Rose, Rob Manfred and the craven politics of Major League Baseball.
www.truthdig.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
You gotta read @mobute.bsky.social on the Pete Rose decision. Particularly the bit about Saudi Arabia. But please, do NOT take a big sip of piping hot coffee just before you get to the end of that particular paragraph if you value your laptop screen. www.truthdig.com/articles/sle...
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Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
May 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
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Timeline cleanse 🌞
March 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Timeline cleanse 🌞
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We see the flash, the followers, the tats and the aura. Tigers prospect Max Clark is a star of the online age.
But will his talent merit all the attention?
“I think the great thing about Max is he’s just authentically who he is.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/620...
But will his talent merit all the attention?
“I think the great thing about Max is he’s just authentically who he is.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/620...
Tigers prospect Max Clark is a star of the online age. Will his talent merit the attention?
As Clark's development accelerates, his flash and social media following have already made him a star. Can his talent match the aura?
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
We see the flash, the followers, the tats and the aura. Tigers prospect Max Clark is a star of the online age.
But will his talent merit all the attention?
“I think the great thing about Max is he’s just authentically who he is.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/620...
But will his talent merit all the attention?
“I think the great thing about Max is he’s just authentically who he is.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/620...
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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
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Jose Urquidy, nine months removed from Tommy John surgery, is already throwing flat grounds from 90 feet and could begin full bullpens by the end of May....
'Very grateful': Tigers offer a career lifeline to veteran RHP José Urquidy
José Urquidy, nine months removed from Tommy John surgery, is already throwing on flat ground and could be throwing full bullpens by the end of May.
www.detroitnews.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Jose Urquidy, nine months removed from Tommy John surgery, is already throwing flat grounds from 90 feet and could begin full bullpens by the end of May....